Phoenix Quilt

This is my other current project - a quilt inspired by a favorite Quilter's Newsletter Magazine cover from back in 2006.  I'm designing my own blocks, with a similar layout but featuring birds instead of fans and scrolls.  Here's my basic block design, and the cover of the original magazine. 

some birds will be red, some gold, some pink, some orange, the background blocks will be blues and purples

I've got a ways to go, but I'm having lots of fun!